Lighthouse Ministry

November Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Thank you to the many who have

expressed their opinions and sugges-

�ons in the last month regarding our

newsle�er changes. We are excited to

know it is be�er received and hope to

con�nue to improve its effec�veness!

I came across some interes�ng

informa�on recently while reading a

newsle�er from the Chris�an Law As-

socia�on. It is no secret to most of us

that our public educa�on system is in need of help. In the

last thirty years, the US educa�on system has gone from be-

ing the worldwide leader in quality educa�on, to being

ranked 36th at this �me. In addi�on to the struggling aca-

demics, moral decline, and the common core disaster, not-so

-frequently-publicized is the teaching staff. In the US, there

are about 3.1 million full �me teachers. Of those teachers,

14% resign by the end of their first year. One third, or 33%,

leave within the first three years, and nearly 50% have le�

their jobs by their 5th year! Why has this most important

job of teaching the next genera�on become something to

fear? What has changed in our na�on’s students which has

yielded these results?

As I review history, and look for clues, it is clear that

things started changing dras�cally in the late 40’s,-1947 to

be exact. This is when the US Supreme Court changed its in-

terpreta�on of the Establishment Clause of the First Amend-

ment to the United States Cons�tu�on. Since then, our foun-

da�on has been shaken. Our measure to live has been un-

dermined, and everybody finds themselves guessing about

what is or is not acceptable. Can we s�ll pray in school? Is

the Bible permi�ed in public schools? What are our rights?

The fear produced by this ruling has sent shockwaves

through our educa�on system. Most conclude that these

ac�vi�es are banned, and we will get in trouble for such reli-

gious expressions. As a result, for most, their Chris�an voice

has been silenced. We have raised a godless genera�on who

is now stepping up to lead.

I mean not to “beat a dead horse” as they say, or to

“preach to the choir,” but to expose that not only is this hap-

pening, it is happening due to ignorance, and is o>en propa-

gated by well meaning Chris�ans. Just like the heads of our

religion department in Chris�an colleges across our na�on

who proclaim science to support evolu�on (while the science

departments factually support Crea�on), I find Chris�ans ad-

miBng defeat and proclaiming it on the roo>ops! Our stu-

dents CAN pray in school. They CAN read their Bible. They

CAN share their faith, wear Chris�an apparel, and incorpo-

rate their faith into their homework, artwork, and other

wri�en and oral assignments. O>en�mes teachers do not

clearly understand the rights of their students.

It is our job as Chris�ans to stand for truth, even when it

is not popular. It is important that even though our public

schools no longer start their day with prayer, and Bible read-

ing, that we take advantage of such a freedom as we do here

at LCA! We can see the effects of removing these things in

the world around us, and that we share the Gospel with

those we come in contact. History books have been changed,

our neighbors no longer know that our country was founded

on the Bible, with the US Capitol building being used as a

church by more than 2,000 people for over 100 years. It is

our history, it is what made us great, and why we are here

today. If you want to “Make America Great Again,” don’t put

your faith in the next poli�cian, but I challenge you to make

it priority that you start each day alone with God. The fruits

of this will be visible in your life. -Pastor Jacob Masemore

“To Know Jesus Christ, and to make Him Known”“To Know Jesus Christ, and to make Him Known”“To Know Jesus Christ, and to make Him Known”“To Know Jesus Christ, and to make Him Known”

Lighthouse Community Church

Lighthouse Chris�an Academy & Bible Ins�tute

www.LMChurchAcademy.org Phone #(610) 682-2109

Lighthouse19536@yahoo.com Fax# 610-682-0089

5 Penn St, P.O. Box 287 Lyon Sta�on, PA 19536

1888-202-4409 Toll Free

Pastor Al Zentner zentneral@yahoo.com

Home (610) 944-0946 Cell (610) 334-3337

Assistant Pastor Jacob Masemore JMasemore@yahoo.com

(610) 334-9341

Around the Academy

We were blessed to have the Lyons Fire Com-

pany come out to share with our school on Octo-

ber 11th. They taught many important fire pre-

ven�on procedures and shared about the im-

portant work they do. Thank you Lyons firefight-

ers for volunteering to keep us safe!

We have a nice sized class this year for the

first �me that we are offering sign language.

We are grateful to Diane Gi> for her willing-

ness to come in and teach this class to our

students!

Our first sandwich sale of the school year was

in October. Thank you to all who helped make

this sale a success! We sold 930 sandwiches, al-

most reaching our goal of 1,000! Up next is our

candle sale! Blue Mountain candles are an excel-

lent Christmas gi> and a great way to raise

funds! Please see the a�ached order form! Or-

ders are due December 1st.

Yearbook pictures will be taken on Thursday,

November 3rd. These are professionally taken

pictures, and are taken against a nice canvas

backdrop. Pictures can be purchased on a cd

with all rights to print and use as your desire.

They will be ready in plenty of �me for Christ-

mas. We also are willing to get sibling shots, etc

if you are desiring to purchase them. Cost of pur-

chase is $20 for 1 child. $30 for 2, $35 for 3, and

$40 for 4 or more.

Service Opportunity!!! The MOPS group at Grace E.C. in Kutztown, which

offers mothers of preschool and elementary a

place to gather, encourage and refresh is looking

for some high school age girls to help with the

childcare on the second Wednesday of each

month. This is completely voluntary, but if your

student is current on academic work, and willing

to serve in this capacity, it would be a blessing!.

Transporta�on is provided.

Education Opportunities

Monthly Scripture

Genesis 2:16-25 16

And the LOPQ God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely

die. 18

And the LOPQ God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19

And out of the ground the LOPQ God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see

what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20

And Adam gave names to all ca�le, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an

help meet for him. 21

And the LOPQ God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead

thereof; 22

And the rib, which the LOPQ God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

We will have reps from Pen-

sacola Chris�an College here

to share with us during a spe-

cial chapel on December 5th

at 8:30am. Please join us.

If you have any ques�ons

about these special events,

please call Pastor Zentner

Each year, we make an effort to provide opportu-

ni�es for you to learn about and become familiar

with colleges offering tours of their campuses, high-

lights of their programs, and o�en hos�ng a rep here

to talk with students and parents alike to help them

make these important decisions. Below, please find

some dates where you can learn more about each

school. Tuition is due on the 15th of the month.

Please note: Tuition rates have gone up

slightly for this academic year. We are

doing all in our power to keep them low!

Thank you for your understanding!

Thanksgiving break kicks off with a

noon dismissal on November 23.

There is no school November 24-

29th. Classes resume November

30th.

Church Events

Birthdays & Anniversaries for November

Maria Masemore 8 BD In Columbia– Facebook

Mary Jo Smith 12 BD 1906 Clydesdale Dr, Mohrsville, Pa 19541

Craig Hertzog 13 BD 14 Davids Dr., Fleetwood, Pa. 19522

Dianne Gi> 27 BD 260 Greiss St., Albur�s, Pa. 18011

Louisa Masemore** 28 BD In Scotland- Facebook

Dore�a Hein 28 BD 116 W. Barkley St., Topton, Pa. 19562 If you know of anyone missing from this list or wrong addresses, please let us know so we can correct our records.

We had a great turnout last month, . This is a

great night of popcorn, entertainment and ice

cream sundaes and there is no cost. Bring the fami-

ly and some friends and join us! This month’s mov-

ie is called “Different Drummers.”

We are currently studying the book of Psalms

November 7th & 21st

Will the Real Children of God Please

Stand Up?

Discipleship Class

Join us every Thursday evening with

James Brunner @ 7pm

November 12th

Prayer & Praise Center

Praise God for His answered prayer

• Full enrollment in the academy

• New families a�ending Lighthouse

• Spiritual ba�les being overcome

• Healthy baby Jus�n born

• Mary’s brother received Christ!

• The Masemores were able to move back

home

• Great �me of fellowship at Pastor’s breakfast

• Great turnout for our October Movie Night

• Successful first sandwich sale

Below are some of the many prayer needs

among our church body to li� up during your

prayer �mes. Please talk to Jacob to add to this

list.

• Craig Hertzog– We are trus�ng God for His

healing touch to cut Craig free from this aw-

ful disease of cancer.

• Glen Moatz & Dorian Nygard– Cancer

• Milton Berryman– Diabetes

• Heather Masemore & Tyffanie Kline– Praying

for healthy babies as they finish out their

pregnancies

• Cheree Rothenberger– Recover from Surgery

• Bonnie to raise funds for opera�on

Scripture tells us that the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effec�ve– James 5:16. We have a prayer

chain available to aid in brothers and sisters li>ing your needs in prayer. To put a request on the prayer chain,

call Mary Reinert,(610-641-0401), or Russ Seidel (610-682-6673) and they will get the word around.

Here are a few recent prayer needs and praises:

Recycling Program– We are currently accepting

aluminum cans and small clear plastic water bot-

tles. Additionally, the tabs on the aluminum

cans will be separately used to raise funding

for our student, Shamya’s, Cerebral Palsy

treatment.

We are always looking for used Cell phones,

inkjet cartridges, laptops, and Ipods. These

items can be in working or nonworking condi-

tion, and will be recycled to generate funds for

the school.

Thank you for saving

your boxtops to sup-

port our school!

November 6th

Bonnie is in need of an ExoSym Brace to

help her to be able to walk and func�on

without pain. The fiDng of this brace re-

quires an expensive trip to Washington

state for a few weeks. The cost is not cov-

ered by insurance and surpasses $7,000.

We have set up a fund to help in covering

these costs in a tax deduc�ble manner

and 100% of your dona�on going to di-

rectly to the need. If you are able, please

contribute to this need. Checks can be

made out to Lighthouse with Bonnie in

the memo.